Aeroplane swing



' J. A. LUCAS AEROPLANE SWING July 5, 1932.

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JOHN A. LUCAS, OF MONES SEN, PENNSYLVANIA AEBOPLANE SWING Application filed. January 24, 1931. Serial- No. 511,060. x 1

ing the exercising medium for the child or children. 1

Another salientv object of my invention is the provision of novel means for. operating a propeller arranged at the. front of the swing during the actuation of theoperating device, whereby the propeller will be rotated,-'

so that the entire device will more closely resemble and simulate the appearance of an actual aeroplane, and thereby alford fun ther amusement for the children. i c Another important object of my invention is the provision :of means whereby the operating device for the swing can be operated by either the hands of the children or by thev feet of the children, or by the hands and feet 0 operating in'proper conjunction with one:

another, whereby substantially all of the muscles of the user will be brought into play. Another important obj ectof my invention is the provision of novel means for mounting thepropeller shaft and novel means for actu ating the propeller shaft, with novel means for connecting the propeller to. the shaft whereby the propeller will be only rotated in one direction irrespective of the direction of rotation of the propeller shaft.

A still further object of my invention'is to provide an improved amusement device in the form of a swing for children, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that. will be simple-and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel arrangement, construction, and formation of-part's, as will be hereinafter more. specifically described,

claimed, and illustrated in mg drawings in which drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved 1 I swing.

Figure 2 is a top plan .view thereof. Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the front body portion of'theswing.

Figure 4 is a detail section taken on the" line 4-4 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, illustrating the meansfor operativelyconnecting the-hub of the propeller with the propeller shaft, and i 5 5 of Figure 3 illustrating the connection between the operating handle and the propeller shaft.

Referring to the drawings in detail, where-'31: in similar reference characters designate correspondlng parts throughout the several yiews,.the letter .A generally indicatesmy improved swing, which'comprises a body 10 shaped to simulateathevappearanceof the" fuselage of an aeroplane. The body 101s preferably shaped from wood and can be in the nature of a narrowplank of wood. The

I Figure 5 is. a transverse section'throughthe body of theaeroplane wing taken onthe line the accompanyi rear narrowed end of the body 10 carries the tail 11 of the aeroplane, -'The upper edge of the body adjacent to the front thereofis provided, with a substantially horizontally dis posed wing shaped member 12to further add r to [the appearance of an aeroplane. The

body 10 directly in rear of :the wing 10 can; have its upper edge recessed for the reception of suitable seats 13, and 14, which can be pro .vided' with backs 15 and 16 respectively. It;

is to be noted that children straddlethe body of the aeroplane andsitupon the seats 13; 3,I1d 1 1.,"

7 The wing 12' on each side of the body 10 is provided with slots 17, which slots extend transversely of the wing but longitudinally of the'body the slots 17 is provided with a horizontally disposed'slit 18, and a forwardly extending of, the body 10 and intothe slot 18 The bore 10. The'bod'y 10'directlybelow bore 19 which opens out through the front end i .j ends thereof are provided with. a pair'of Formed or secured to thepropeller shaft is a collar 27 for engagement with the bearing 22 for limiting the forward movement of the shaft.

Extending through the slots 17 are a pair of companion operating handles 30, connect ed to the body 10 above the slot 18by suit-' able bearing bolts 31, whereby the handles can be rocked back and forth; These handles V are provided with longitudinally extending slots 32, which receive pintles 33, threaded into the sides of the-operating nut 26. It

; is thus obvious from the description so far "that upon actuation of the operating handles that the shaft 20 will be rotated back and. 'forthdueto the connection of the nut 26 with- "the spiral portion 24 of said shaft.

The propeller shaft is utilized for rotating the propeller. 34 but I only, wish to'rotate the propeller in'one direction so-that the entire device will more closely simulate an aero plane. I therefore rotatably mount the hub. 35' of the propeller 34 on thepropeller shaft and pivotallysecure to the hub ratchet dogs 36,. which are normally urged into engage- 7 leaf springs 38.

, shaft 20 the ratchet teeth will merely slide ment with the ratchet wheel 37 suitably secured to the propeller shaft 20 by means of Thus during rotation of the propeller shaft 20in onerdirection the ratchette'eth of the wheel will engage the ratchet dogs 36 and rotate the hubs, so that on the reverse direction of rotation of the v by said dogs'and thus not turn the propeller.

Pivotally connected to the body 10 in rear of the seats 13 and 14are pairs of swing operat'ing links 40 pivotally connectedto the body by means of a pivot bolt41. The lower ends of the'operating links 40' are connected to the lowerends of thehandles 30 by means of connecting rods 42. These connecting rods 42 are pivotally connected to the link's40 and the handle 30 by means of suitable pivot bolts 43 .and 44. The front pivot bolt 43 may support ground engagingwheels 45 which can. snnultate the landing wheels of an aeroplane.

This bolt can also be extended to provide foot rests for theusers of the 'swingand. as means 'ffor permitting the operation of the connecting rods 42 by the feet ofthe user; v

Theswingis suspended from the overhead support, which can be considered as the ceiling ofa port, a specially constructed frame or any preferred or desired supporting structure; The wings, adjacent to the opposite 1,see,o47

supporting chains 46, and the upper ends of V disposed infront of the rear seat 14 whereby the child seated on this seat can likewiseoperate the swing.

When the connecting rod 42 is being operated either by the foot rest 48 or by handles 30, the links 40 will be swung back and forth,

which motion will be transmitted to the supporting chain 47 bringing about the oscillatingmovement of the swing, the speed of which can. be radually increased as the swing. gains momentum. The operation of the handles 30 either under influence of the direct operation of the handle or by the foot rest will cause the turning of the propeller 34, as heretofore stated. I t

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided a novel swing, which will afford a maximum amount of pleasure for children and at the same time give the children the desired exercise. It is to be also noted that I have provided an exceptionally attractive swing whichis of an exceptionally simple and durable character, and which will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

I also prefer to provide: side plates (not shown) for closing the slots 18 so as to prevent the catching of the childrens clothes in the nut 26 and thespiral 24 5 r Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but':

What I claim as newis: 1. An aeroplane swing comprising a body shaped to simulate the appearance of a fuse lage of an aeroplane, a wing connected with the upper edge of the body, supporting chains secured to the wings, operating handles pivotally connected to the body adjacent to the forward end thereof, operating links pivotally connected to the body adjacent to the rear end thereof, a connecting rod, means pivotally connecting the connecting rod to the lower ends of the handle and to the lower ends of the links, said connecting rod constituting a footrest, and supporting chains connected with a the upper ends of the operating shaped to simulate a fuselage, a wing connected with the upper edgeof the body, supporting chains secured to the wing, operating handles plvotally connected to the body adj'acent to the. front end thereof, operating 7 links plvotally connected to the body adjacent to the rear end thereof, a supporting chain pivotally connected to the upper end of the l1nks,a. connecting rod pivotally connected to the lower terminals of the operating han V handle and the operating links, a propeller V mounted on the propeller shaft, and a ratchet and'dog mechanism connecting the propeller dles and the operating links, a propeller shaft, having a spiral'portion, a nut havin a spiral form receiving the spiral portion 0 theshaft, and pintles carried by the nut connected with the operating handles.

3. An aeroplane swing comprising a body Y shaped to simulate a fuselage, a Wing connected with the upper edge of the body, supporting chains secured to the wing, operating handles pivotally connected to the body ad: jacent t0 the front end thereof, operating links pivotally connected to the body adjae cent to the rear end thereof, a supporting chain pivotally connected to the upper end i of the links, a connecting rod'pivotally connected to the lower terminals of the operating.

shaft, having a spiral portion, a nut havin a spiral form receiving the spiral portion'o the shaft, pintles carried by the nut connected with the" operating handles, a propeller With the propeller shaft. g

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature:

JOHN A, LUCAS. 

